A bag of bugs...
By Karenfrance
11 May, 2012
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...that should have knocked a hole in the cock-chafer beetle population this year!
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Chafer grubs Annie...not good...but I think I got them all!
11 May, 2012
What's for dinner? Lol!
11 May, 2012
Deep fried chafer and chips...?
Urgh! Yuck!!!!
11 May, 2012
Lol! We will eat out when I come then ;O)))))
11 May, 2012
Probably best do that...! ;)))))
11 May, 2012
That should slow them down a bit!
11 May, 2012
Still one pot to check...highest number found in one pot...35!!!
11 May, 2012
The birds might like them,Karen..or if you are stuck..a chafer Carbonara ? mmm,yummy Lol.
11 May, 2012
Groooo...the thought of it makes me shudder, Bloomer...
I haven't managed to get around to buying some chickens yet...they'd be a gourmet delight for them.
Still, I could keep them in captivity until I get the chickens, though...
11 May, 2012
EEEEEEEEEEEWwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
11 May, 2012
That gave me the boak!!!!!
Not as good as any of last year's 'wildlife and insect' pictures :)
11 May, 2012
I almost ticked "I lik it" but I don't, my skin is crawling.
11 May, 2012
I did click like SG - habit as I scroll down!
11 May, 2012
What can I say :D Grub's up ?
11 May, 2012
Lol Paul..
Yes chicken feed...Get some Karen
11 May, 2012
Horrible little b****rs!
And shown life size!!!
Chickens arrive, Monday!!! :))))
11 May, 2012
blimey Karen. one or two there :-)
11 May, 2012
Fantastic...How many?
11 May, 2012
Lol! I lost count after the first pot-full of thirty five...
I became quite expert at knowing if they were there or not, though...by the quantity of poo on the surface...! :D
12 May, 2012
Oh Yuk! TMI K!!!!!!!!!
12 May, 2012
Oh, that's really gross Karen! Can you give us a bit more info please...perhaps even a blog. How do you know you have them.....how do you pick them out.....how do you prevent them...what plants do they seem to attack the most..what do the adults look like etc....if you could that might help some of the rest of us to get rid as well. Would really appreciate that. :))
13 May, 2012
I meant how many Chickens....!! LOL
13 May, 2012
My question is ''How much poo'' do these creatures create that you know they are there :{{{{
13 May, 2012
Lol! Pim! Silly me :))))
I'll probably get four chooks! ;)
I should have taken pictures of the compost with the poo, shouldn't I?
I've found one or two in the garden soil - but nothing like the quantity in my pots.
The poo is like little black extruded pellets - 2/3 mm long - a bit like broken up pencil leads. When you scrape off the top inch or two of compost in the pot, you start to see them - they're quite distinctive. Some of my pots were quite nearly all pellets and no compost!! It was gross!!!
The grubs live right down at the bottom among the roots (which they eat) and the crocks, so if you see the pellets - you have to dig down.
But, it must make quite good compost...do you think (as long as you've got all the grubs)?
I seived it all and added it to my potting mix - let's hope that wasn't a big mistake!!!
I've never seen the adults, Karen...but I'll see if I can find out more - once my visitors are away. But I think they eat what's left of the plant on the surface....
Horrible, horrible things!!!!! :((((((
16 May, 2012
Sounds delighful,Karen...not.! Thought about putting a cheapo type J cloth over the drainage holes at the bottom of your pots ? It works..and I don't mean so they can wipe their bums ! Lol.
16 May, 2012
I've never thought of that, Bloomer...good idea!! :)))
I'll do that from now on (I can't face emptying the ones I've already done though...oooh, that bending...) :)))
16 May, 2012
Re the adding the soil to the compost Karen....May be better toask that on Q's...Beetle eggs are minute. Would they all be at the grub stage at the same time? :((
16 May, 2012
I don't know, Pim...I'm banking on it... :/
It's only annuals I've put into that soil...so I suspect I'll find out relatively quickly...??
17 May, 2012
Errr What's that!?
11 May, 2012